Schefflera elliptica
'Variegata'
Variegated Climbing Umbrella Plant
| Family |
| Araliaceae |
| Genus |
| Schefflera |
| Species |
| elliptica |
| Cultivar |
| 'Variegata' |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Height |
| 10 m |
| Leaf Description |
| Stipules produced between the base of the petiole and the stem. Leaflet blades about 9-15 x 7 cm, leaflet stalks about 4-6 cm long. |
| Flower Description |
| Inflorescence up to 24 cm long. Calyx cupular, lobes very small and inconspicuous. Petals about 2 mm long. Anthers about 1 mm long, filaments about 2.5 mm long. Stigmas appear to be no more than dots on the surface of the ovary. |
| Fruit Description |
| Fruits globose, about 6 mm diam., apex flattened, sometimes spotted. Seeds usually five or six per fruit, sometimes only two or three. Seeds flattened, ellipsoidal, about 3-4 x 2-2.5 mm. Testa surface tuberculate. Embryo small, about 1 mm long, cotyl |